Flameseeker (Book 3)
“Sable was curled up at his side, purring. Her warm fur soothed some of the aches in his old body.
She lifted her head, one ear swiveling toward the door, and she looked toward it. A knock soon startled Jarial from his reading.
Sable meowed softly and conveyed calmness in Jarial’s mind. She seemed to already know who was beyond the door.
Oh, right. Kaijin.
Jarial bookmarked a page in his spellbook with a ribbon, slid out of bed, and, as he shuffled to the door, assumed his youthful disguise. The... lingering aches in his old bones disappeared once his body had taken on the new form, and his slow steps became lively strides. He opened the door and smiled. “Hello, Kaijin.”
Kaijin smiled back and bowed his head in greeting.
“Hello, Master. I’m sorry for coming so late. I wanted to make sure I had a chance to see everyone else, first.”
“It’s all right,” Jarial said with a wave of his hand. He stepped forward to exit the room, and waited for Kaijin to move aside.
“I’m in the mood for a little walk to stretch these legs.MoreLess
She lifted her head, one ear swiveling toward the door, and she looked toward it. A knock soon startled Jarial from his reading.
Sable meowed softly and conveyed calmness in Jarial’s mind. She seemed to already know who was beyond the door.
Oh, right. Kaijin.
Jarial bookmarked a page in his spellbook with a ribbon, slid out of bed, and, as he shuffled to the door, assumed his youthful disguise. The... lingering aches in his old bones disappeared once his body had taken on the new form, and his slow steps became lively strides. He opened the door and smiled. “Hello, Kaijin.”
Kaijin smiled back and bowed his head in greeting.
“Hello, Master. I’m sorry for coming so late. I wanted to make sure I had a chance to see everyone else, first.”
“It’s all right,” Jarial said with a wave of his hand. He stepped forward to exit the room, and waited for Kaijin to move aside.
“I’m in the mood for a little walk to stretch these legs.MoreLess
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